The Uganda gorilla permit is a final requirement that confirms one for a gorilla safari to the Bwindi or Mgahinga national Parks. We highly recommend every traveler to inquire for the availability of the gorilla permit before booking for a gorilla safari. The Uganda Wildlife Authority has developed an online system, which informs you on the available dates; however we always provide you with all the necessary assistance and inform you on the availability of the gorilla permit.

Gorilaa  trekking permit is so important if you are planning to go gorilla trekking in Uganda or Rwanda. Prior to gorilla trekking experience, every tourist is required to present an up to date gorilla trekking permit is order to take part in gorilla trekking activity in Bwindi impenetrable National Park or Rwanda. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has various gorilla families and over 100 gorilla permits available every day for tourist and companies to sell.

Once a client confirms with our company, we contact Uganda Wildlife Authority who are in charge of selling and issuing gorilla permits in Uganda on behalf of the government, and we will let you know the number of permit available during your travel dates.

Things to note About a Uganda Gorilla Permit.

What is a Gorilla Permit.

A gorilla permit is a document or card issued by ORTPN, Rwanda Development Board or Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) that allows any traveler above 15 years of age to trek mountain gorillas in any of the three habitats – Bwindi Impenetrable national Park, Mgahinga National Park (Uganda) and Volcanoes National Park in( Rwanda). A permit allows you to view gorillas for only one hour but the gorilla trekking itself can take a minimum of 30 minutes or up to nine hours while looking for gorillas in the forest.

Our Gorilla Permit Booking Information is  focusing at providing you details to prepare you  well for your gorilla safari

What is Included in a Gorilla permit?

A Gorilla permit allows you stay for one hour with mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda or Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Included in the Gorilla permit are park entry fees for the respective parks, services of National park guide and armed rangers for your safety who will escort you to the forest Uganda will ensure that you secure permits in advance.

How Much is a Gorilla Permit in Uganda and Rwanda?

A gorilla permit in Uganda costs USD $600 per person- per trek and USD1500.00 for gorilla habituation experience permits. A gorilla permit can only be used once (single day), by a single person and to trek Uganda gorillas in only two destinations, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga National park.

Buy your gorilla permits or secure your gorilla permit in Kampala (the capital of Uganda) at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) headquarters by paying USD 600.00 per person for foreign nonresidents, USD 500.00 for foreign residents with working permits and sh250,000 for East African Citizens. We organize all-inclusive safaris to see gorillas up to July 2021.

In Rwanda, you can get permits through the Rwanda Development Board offices (ORTPN) in Kigali or Ruhengeri (near the PNV) after paying USD 1500.00.per person-per trek.

Why request for Uganda gorilla permits availability

It is necessary to check for the availability of the gorilla permit before you make any decisions of your gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, while checking the availability, you need to send us and specify the year, month and date to enable us check basing on your date of interests. You should also note that gorilla permit availability changes every minute and thus we advise you, once you check and find space, pre book your permits if there is the number that you need and also note gorilla permits are based on first come first serve, so book in advance like 2-3 months to avoid inconveniences’ associated with last minute booking.

We have a system where we can check for you direct or you can check directly deal with Uganda Wildlife Authority but you try to contact them in the morning, and they sometimes  they take long to reply  emails but with a phone call, you can always get them and check for availability.

To avoid all the above hustle, kindly contact us with the year, month and date you would like to trek and we check availability of gorilla permits and advise the numbers available according to sectors In Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Once we find availability, we will send you an invoice with our bank details to make the full payment of the gorilla permits, we will request you to send us the details of passport number, full names, date of birth and Nationality as UWA request for them when booking the Gorilla permit.

Our 3 Day Gorilla Safari

Track Uganda’s mountain gorillas with Wave Expeditions Uganda because this package offers a great discount to clients that have a strong passion for the mountain gorillas. This safari package involves staying in affordable, clean accommodation facilities in Bwindi.  In addition, we offer all the necessary information about get gorilla permit and ensure you have comfortable transportation in a 4×4 Customized safari vehicle due to the rough terrain in the Bwindi forest. You will be moved by these endangered mountain gorillas before you take a community cultural walk to explore the local communities surrounding the park as you wait for the next day drive back to Kampala/Entebbe via Queen Elizabeth park and the great scenery places of Kasese and Fort Portal regions. Gorilla trekking in Uganda is now the most popular safari in Uganda. Your ideal travel dates of the trip.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@waveexpeditions.ug